Bloom, Knightley, and Johnny Depp starred in the iconic 2000s trilogy together with Bloom and Knightley both departing the series as main characters for the fourth and fifth instalments. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Keira Knightley spoke out recently in an interview ahead of her new Netflix series Black Doves and was asked about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and whether she’d ever return to that, or similarly large scale movies.

What Keira Knightley has said about Pirates of the Caribbean

She told The Times in an interview that she feels she was ‘taken down so publicly’ for being in the Pirates films, saying: “It’s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time.

“I was seen as s**t because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for [Pride & Prejudice and The Imitation Game].

“They were the most successful films I’ll ever be a part of and they were the reason that I was taken down publicly.

“So, they’re in a very confused place in my head.”

She went on to say that she had to take ‘many years of therapy’ to cope with the fame that came with the films and stated that she would not return to big franchises like Pirates any time soon.

Orlando Bloom on Pirates return

While Knightley understandably doesn’t fancy revisiting Pirates, many will wonder if Orlando Bloom wants to make a return.

Bloom has already made a small return as Will Turner in a supporting role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge alongside a cameo from Knightley.

When asked about returning again in a possible upcoming film, however, he didn’t turn down the idea.

He told a crowd at ACE Superhero Comic Con: “Look, those experiences and those movies were phenomenal. Working with that team was so great.

Bloom and Knightley starred as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan (Disney)

“Jerry [Bruckheimer] produced these amazing movies. Never say never.

“I don’t know what the premise is, I haven’t heard yet. But I think that world was phenomenal.

“We built a world there that was very unique. I definitely had a lot of fun doing that.

“If there was something really fun and cool to do, I would do that. I think they’ve got all sorts of ideas that we could see. There’s plenty of ocean out there.”

He also said when speaking to Parade: “Gosh, you know, I did get to go back and play Legolas in The Hobbit, which was 10 years later. I was like, ‘This is a lot of fun!’

“Because he’s such a great space to be in, and I think Will [Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean]—I mean Will’s so great.

“I wouldn’t mind seeing what Will looked like today in some ways, because he was such this earnest guy, but after rumbling around the bottom of the ocean for as long as he would have done at this point, it’d be interesting to see how he surfaces and what he’s like.”

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has previously stated that there are two upcoming Pirates films, with one reportedly set to star Ayo Edebiri.